Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

- Cleo -

"How dare you, how dare you talk to us in the manner. Where is your respect." Luna Louise's shrieks, seemingly put out by Jace's threat of removing them if they did not remove themselves.

"Respect? How could I ever respect you...I know what you did, I know what you have done." Jace growls out, his thick alpha aura continuing to swirl around us all.

Rather than heed his warning, to my surprise, Luna Louise actually snarls out my mate. Sending me into instant defensive mode.

I take a step forward as Luna Louise flashes her teeth at Jace. I'm not the only one to take a menacing step forward, Kaia and Josie do the same.

It was female on female surrounding our male...but whereas they gain distance I am stopped, by Jaxon's arm that pulls me back.

Fury ignites within me, I'm not going to shift...I'm just backing my mate, reminding this female of where she stands. That nobody threatens my mate.

It would be the same if our roles were reversed.

Jaxon's protectiveness is because I am pregnant, I know it...but in the heat of the moment it angers me, that I would be treated so differently.

"Get off me." I seethe out to Jaxon, I have no qualms in telling him to back off. He doesn't frighten me like he does others, sometimes even his own family.

"Not a chance." He scoffs next to me, only riling me up even more.

"Alpha, Luna, the pack and family are in morning. I'm sure you understand that emotions are running high...perhaps we should think about getting you both home.

I'm sure Callie will follow in time." Mum is the only female to take a step towards Luna Louise in a non-intimidating manner. A diplomatic move.

within our pack, that you are

Callie

the pack,

expect anything

that Jace knows but I

were leaving, yet Callie was

on to a mate that wasn't hers...to a family that

Am I being unreasonable...

I'm not sure what to make

to check on Callie...holding her face

he

home here, a home with me. You stay as long

"I don't want to..."

you are part of the family now." My heart sinks at Kaia's words. part of the family. As angry as I have been at him,

it's the mate bond manipulating me to seeing his version of events, maybe it's now knowing how much he loves me....how I can feel his love for me coursing warmly through

be someone's mate, when she knew I

do that to another

girls. I could never

to another female.

I knew his mate bond was

had to. From the moment she answered the bedroom door in her red lingerie....just the image makes bile

but why was she semi naked in front of him. In such an intimate location, his old

unease at Callie remaining here, of her closeness